"I would like to know how my uncle plans to arrange for him when he returns to China. Feng Xiaochen said.

Dong Lao asked rhetorically, "What is his own idea?"

Feng Xiaochen smiled bitterly and said: "What else can he think, of course, he will go back to Dongxiang Factory to be his engineer, and then wait for retirement." ”

Dong Lao shook his head and said: "When he returns to Dongxiang Factory, he will definitely not continue to be an engineer, the Science and Technology Commission has made a report, intending to appoint Comrade Feng Fei as the deputy director of Dongxiang Factory and enjoy the treatment of a full teacher." ”

"However, my cousin is in the capital, and my brother and sister are about to give birth. Feng Xiaochen said.

Dong Lao smiled: "You Xiao Feng, you are still going around in circles here, what do you think, can't you just say it?"

Feng Xiaochen said: "My idea is that when my uncle was young, he responded to the call of the country and went to work in the third-tier factory in the west, and later took the initiative to ask Ying to stay in Africa to work, which can be regarded as a contribution to the country." Now that he and my aunt are older, and it's time to enjoy their old age, why can't the organization arrange for him to go back to the east to work?"

Dong Lao sank his face and said, "You mean to say that because your uncle has contributed to the country, you should ask the country for enjoyment?"

Feng Xiaochen said: "He didn't say that, but I think the country should think so." We call on everyone to dedicate themselves to the country, and at the same time, the country should also treat those heroes who have dedicated themselves to the country as a reward for their dedication, which is reasonable. ”

"Dedication should also pay attention to returns, what kind of crooked reasoning is this?" Dong Lao continued to say with a straight face.

This point of view is Xiao Feng's consistent view. Meng Fanze interjected beside him, "I remember that more than ten years ago, Xiao Feng first told me about the Dongxiang Machinery Factory, and he expressed such a point of view, saying that heroes can't be allowed to shed blood and tears." I think there is some truth to what he said, so after that, I advocated the introduction of a series of policies in our system to give better treatment to those model workers who have made important contributions, and the various benefits in the ministry should be more inclined to units in difficult areas. ”

"It's not enough. Feng Xiaochen criticized unceremoniously. He and Meng Fanze have never known each other from the beginning, even after knowing that Meng Fanze is the deputy minister, he has always been outspoken in front of Meng Fanze, which is one of the reasons why Meng Fanze appreciates him. He said: "A few days ago, the newspaper published a model worker's deeds, about a senior technician in one of our key equipment enterprises, resisted the temptation of five times the salary of a private enterprise, stuck to his post, and his family of five still lives in a small house of 40 square meters. This kind of thing can be said to abound in the system, and I wonder why people and private enterprises can pay five times the salary, but we treat such talents as turnips and cabbages, just find a cellar and throw it there. ”

"What kind of whining and strange words is this!" Dong Lao reprimanded, and he laughed first, Feng Xiaochen's analogy was really a bit too spoofed. After laughing, he nodded and said, "Xiao Feng, the question you mentioned is indeed worthy of attention. In the past few years, the state has been in financial difficulties, and the treatment of various units has been poor, and the situation has been even worse in our military scientific research units, and there are countless backbone talents in various units who have been poached by private enterprises and foreign enterprises. ”

Feng Xiaochen took over Dong Lao's words and said: "Indeed, the financial situation in the past few years was not good, and the same is true for our industrial equipment system. However, we actively coordinate the diversification of various enterprises, and require companies to change the distribution method and give high salaries to skilled workers with real talents, so the brain drain is not particularly serious. ”

"You have done a good job in this regard, and the central leadership has praised your system by name at the meeting, and your name has been mentioned in it. Dong Lao said with a smile.

Feng Xiaochen waved his hand in order to be modest, and then said: "Since the beginning of this year, the country's financial situation has been greatly improved, the loss of state-owned enterprises has been greatly reduced, and many enterprises have begun to make more profits. ”

Dong Lao looked at Meng Fanze and asked, "Old Meng, what do you think of Xiao Feng's proposal?"

Meng Fanze said: "I think it's reasonable. In terms of rewarding meritorious deeds, this is a matter of course. However, the specific operation needs to be carefully considered. If it is not done properly, it will leave a lot of room for the abuse of power for personal gain, and the leaders of those state-owned enterprises can claim that they have contributed the most and pay them the most bonuses, which will only cause greater unfairness. ”

Feng Xiaochen was speechless, he had to admit that Meng Fanze's words were right. Sometimes it's really hard to determine the size of the contribution. The invention of new technology by technicians is of course a contribution, and the signing of new orders by salespeople is also a contribution, which is relatively easy to identify. But is a manager who works diligently and has an area of jurisdiction in an orderly manner?

There is such a paragraph in a sitcom in later generations, a head catcher lamented that he had no achievements in his life, and the innkeeper comforted him and said, you patrol the streets diligently every day, and the people live and work in peace and contentment, this is your credit. Nothing has happened in your jurisdiction, which just means that you have done your job properly, isn't this an achievement?

There is a similar statement in the art of war: Therefore, the victory of the good fighter is also without wisdom and fame, and there is no bravery. Those famous generals who often fight back against the trend are actually mediocre people, because if he is really a famous general, he will not get himself into a predicament at all.

If this kind of thing is in a private company, it is not a problem, because the boss can judge for himself how much you have contributed to the company, and the boss thinks that your contribution is great, so he will give you a heavy reward, and others have nothing to say. However, the things within the system are the most taboo about this kind of free mind, if the rewards and punishments are completely based on the likes and dislikes of the leaders, then the enterprise will have no rules at all, and it will inevitably lead to corruption in the end.

Of course, this situation is not only the fault of state-owned enterprises, many large foreign multinational companies also have the same so-called "state-owned enterprise disease", the internal system is rigid, and the employee's creed is "not to seek merit but to seek no fault". In addition, many private companies in the country are dynamic at the beginning of their business, but when they expand to a certain extent, such things will also occur.

At the end of the day, it's really a matter of managing scale. In a small-scale organization, the leader can directly supervise each member, and the management efficiency will be higher. When the scale expands, the management level increases, and the leaders can only understand the situation based on the report, the management cost will inevitably increase, and the efficiency will also drop sharply. At that time, Mr. Coase used the concept of "transaction cost" to discuss this issue, and his theory was quite wonderful.

Seeing that Feng Xiaochen was silent, Dong Lao smiled and said, "Xiao Feng, you are very open-minded, and you can ask some questions that others can't see or dare not ask even if you see them, which is your advantage." However, governing a big country is like cooking a small meal, and when it comes to policy matters, sometimes it needs to be carefully scrutinized, and it cannot be purely arbitrary. At this point, you still need to keep sharpening. ”

Meng Fanze excused Feng Xiaochen and said: "Xiao Feng's progress over the years is still very obvious, since he became the general manager of the Equipment Industry Company, he has handled all kinds of things very properly, and he has not made the simple and rude mistakes of the past. ”

"Uh......" Feng Xiaochen was speechless again, was Meng Fanze praising himself by saying this? Why did it sound like revealing his own scars? Think about it, he had indeed done a lot of simple and rude things in the past, but it was really not because he was young and frivolous, but because people were soft-spoken, and he couldn't achieve his goal at all if he didn't go sideways. Over the years, he has become the general manager, and he has also made some notoriety in the system, and it is easier to do things than in the past, so he rarely does that kind of out-of-the-ordinary thing.

"Okay, what you mean, I get it. Dong Lao saw that Feng Xiaochen's beating was almost over, so he turned over this article and said: "Regarding the position of your uncle Feng Fei after returning to China, in fact, the organization has already made arrangements. Comrade Feng Fei has worked in Africa for 11 years, has established close relations with the military and political circles of many African countries, and has a very good understanding of the situation in Africa. ”

Feng Xiaochen hurriedly climbed along the pole and said repeatedly: "Yes, yes, I also mean this, I think my uncle should be able to play a greater role." ”

Dong Lao said: "The central authorities have a leading group for the work of Africa, which is composed of personnel from various functional departments, including personnel from the military. The General Headquarters decided to appoint Comrade Feng Fei as a senior adviser to the Office of the Leading Group, enjoying the rank of deputy military officer, and his place of work was in Beijing. Well, you're happy this time, right?"

"Haha, satisfied, very satisfied!" Feng Xiaochen smiled. This arrangement can be said to be unexpected and reasonable, as Dong Lao said, Feng Fei can be regarded as a character who can be knocked down by stomping on the ground in Africa, and it is really overkill to go back to Dongxiang Factory to be a deputy factory director. Entering the national decision-making branch and taking advantage of his knowledge of Africa is the best place for him.

Of course, for Feng Xiaochen, the most important thing is that Feng Fei can come to the capital to settle down happily, and the family can reunite in the capital and enjoy the joy of family, which is the most important thing. The previous generation has already made their due contributions, and the future should be done by Feng Xiaochen's generation.